Orbitz can't force American to honor antitrust agreement: Court

Orbitz Worldwide Inc., the online travel-reservations business, lost a bid for a court order compelling American Airlines to honor an alleged agreement to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed by the carrier. Attorneys for the airline, a unit of bankrupt AMR Corp., disputed Chicago-based Orbitz’s assertion of an accord at a hearing yesterday before U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means in Fort Worth, Texas. The carrier conceded only that inconclusive discussions were held. Later yesterday, Means i